Why Trauma-Informed Facilitation Is Non-Negotiable
What happens if a client cries, panics, or shuts down during Breathwork? Do you know what to do?In this episode, Verity breaks down why trauma-informed facilitation is no longer optional in today’s Breathwork world. Using real stories and simple nervous system science, she explains how the body’s neuroception (its built-in radar for safety) decides whether healing can happen or whether a client spirals deeper into overwhelm.You’ll learn:The hidden risks of guiding sessions without trauma awareness.How to recognise when a client’s nervous system is in fight, flight, or freeze.The difference between a “session guide” and a true facilitator who leads with safety, atunement, and embodied presence.If you’re serious about creating spaces where transformation lasts, this episode will show you why leadership in Breathwork starts with safety.At VIDYA, this is exactly what we train facilitators who can hold the deepest spaces with skill, integrity, and confidence.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_certification● Join Breathwork & healing APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity
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Not Just Techniques: Building a Career With Breathwork
Most people think becoming a Breathwork facilitator is just about learning techniques. But here’s the truth: techniques alone won’t build you a career.In this episode, Verity reveals why the future of Breathwork belongs to facilitators who are more than session guides they’re trauma-informed leaders, skilled space-holders, and entrepreneurs with the tools to grow a sustainable business.You’ll discover:The biggest misconception about “getting certified” in Breathwork.Why safety, somatics, and business training matter just as much as technique.Real stories of facilitators who turned their training into thriving, purpose-led careers.If you’ve ever felt called to lead in Breathwork, not just practice it this episode will show you the pathway to turning passion into profession.Because at VIDYA, we don’t just teach Breathwork. We certify leaders who are reshaping healing worldwide.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_certification● Join Breathwork & healing APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity
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Why Breathwork Without Training Can Harm, Not Heal
Breathwork is everywhere right now but here’s the truth no one wants to admit: not all Breathwork is safe.In this episode, Verity pulls back the curtain on the dangers of untrained facilitation and why safety isn’t optional, it’s essential. From panic attacks to trauma reactivation, she shares the real risks that can unfold when facilitators lead without understanding the nervous system.You’ll learn:What actually happens in the body when Breathwork goes “too far, too fast.”How neuroception (your body’s built-in radar system for safety) determines whether healing can even happen.The difference between “technique-only” sessions and trauma-informed, embodied facilitation.If you’re curious about becoming a facilitator or if you’ve ever questioned what makes a session truly safe this episode will give you clarity.Because Breathwork isn’t just about techniques. It’s about responsibility, leadership, and integrity. And that’s exactly what we train inside VIDYA Certification.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_certification● Join Breathwork & healing APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity
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Creating Space to Hold More
In this episode, Verity Jo Coonan speaks openly about the realities of growth both personal and professional. What begins with a simple breath practice to release tension at the top of the ribcage unfolds into a larger reflection on breaking patterns, building trust, and learning to hold more in life and business.Verity explores:Why releasing control and asking for support is essential when moving to your next levelHow old patterns of communication can limit connection with family, clients, and teams and how to shift themThe role of water, nature, and play in regulating the nervous system and creating clarityThe lessons learned from hiring new marketing and community support, and why clarity and communication are non-negotiable in business relationshipsInsights from exploring BPD, boundaries, and emotional thresholds and how awareness helps create healthier choicesThe importance of updating your rituals and devotions as life changes, instead of holding onto outdated routinesThis isn’t about doing more for the sake of it. It’s about creating space through breath, trust, support, and honest self-reflection, so you can hold more clients, more joy, more freedom, and more of the life you’re building.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_clarity● Join Breathwork & healing APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity
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You Don’t Have to Be Fully Healed to Lead
Welcome back to The Dark Side with Verity a space where truth meets transformation.In this deeply episode, Verity Jo Coonan shares what it really looks like to lead while healing. From heartbreak and betrayal to standing in front of 20 people and facilitating a life-changing Breathwork session, all in the same day, Verity opens up about what it means to hold space in the middle of your own storm.You’ll hear about:The fallacy of waiting to be “fully healed” before stepping into your purposeThe real reason you can still show up powerfully even when you're hurtingWhy service can be a sacred act of self-healingA raw story of pain, projection, and rising above itAnd a reminder that your messy human moments are often your most magneticWith breath as the anchor and presence as the guide, this episode is a permission slip to lead with your heart, not your perfection.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_clarity● Join Breathwork & healing APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity
The Dark Side with Verity is a raw, real podcast about healing, transformation, and the moments that change everything. Hosted by Verity Coonan, founder of VIDYA Breathwork™, this show dives deep into Breathwork, somatics, and Nervous System healing. Through personal stories and expert insights, we explore grief, trauma, resilience, and the power of rewriting your story. No fluff, no sugarcoating—just real conversations about what it takes to rebuild from the inside out. Breathe deep, tune in, and step into your next chapter.
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